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Dick Durbin

Born: November 21, 1944 in East St. Louis, Illinois
Connection to Illinois: Durbin was born in East St. Louis and has gone on to represent Illinois as the senior US senator from Illinois, a seat he has held since 1997.

Biography: Dick Durbin is a lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois, a seat he has held since 1997. He is the 47th U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois, the state’s senior senator, and the convener of Illinois’ bipartisan congressional delegation.


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Primary Literary Genre(s): History; Non-Fiction

Primary Audience(s): Adult readers

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Selected Titles

One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy
ISBN: 1635571375 OCLC: 1030444927

Bloomsbury Publishing 2018

As featured in the documentary All In: The Fight for Democracy Finalist for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction Longlisted for the National Book Award in Nonfiction An NPR Politics Podcast Book Club Choice Named one of the Best Books of the Year by: Washington Post * Boston Globe * NPR* Bustle * BookRiot * New York Public Library From the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of White Rage, the startling-and timely-history of voter suppression in America, with a foreword by Senator Dick Durbin. In her New York Times bestseller White Rage, Carol Anderson laid bare an insidious history of policies that have systematically impeded black progress in America, from 1865 to our combustible present. With One Person, No Vote, she chronicles a related history: the rollbacks to African American participation in the vote since the 2013 Supreme Court decision that eviscerated the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Known as the Shelby ruling, this decision effectively allowed districts with a demonstrated history of racial discrimination to change voting requirements without approval from the Department of Justice. Focusing on the aftermath of Shelby, Anderson follows the astonishing story of government-dictated racial discrimination unfolding before our very eyes as more and more states adopt voter suppression laws. In gripping, enlightening detail she explains how voter suppression works, from photo ID requirements to gerrymandering to poll closures. And with vivid characters, she explores the resistance: the organizing, activism, and court battles to restore the basic right to vote to all Americans.

Subverting Justice: How the Former President and His Allies Pressured DOJ to Overturn the 2020 Election
ISBN: B09HPXNSGV OCLC:

Independently Published 2020

This is the FULL 394 page Senate Committee Majority Report. It shows Trump’s efforts to subvert the 2020 election and compromise the DOJ’s independence. Enjoy!

 

 

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